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spin the trencher

spin the trencher noun: an old parlour game in which one player twirls a trencher and calls the name of another player, who must grab it before it drops, taking over from the twirling player if successful.

Noun

spin the trencher (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An old parlour game in which one player twirls a trencher and calls the name of another player, who must grab it before it drops, taking over from the twirling player if successful.

Questions about spin the trencher

What does spin the trencher mean?
Spin the trencher means an old parlour game in which one player twirls a trencher and calls the name of another player, who must grab it before it drops, taking over from the twirling player if successful.
What part of speech is spin the trencher?
Spin the trencher is a noun.

Words near spin the trencher in the dictionary

  1. spin room
  2. spin rooms
  3. spin round
  4. spin someone's wheels
  5. spin the bottle
  6. spin the trencher
  7. spin trap
  8. spin trapping
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  10. spin up
  11. spin wave

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